The project was ambitious for what was then only one district of Bourg, that of the Station. Entrusted to the architect Cyprien Gellibert, the work was put out to tender in October 1882 and the start of the school year in October 1884 took place in two buildings that were not completely finished. This school complex was far from the rule that prevailed in most schools of the Third Republic, with a town hall separating the two schools. The singularity of Morcenx is already in the architect's urban plan. He favored a construction in double symmetry so that, starting from the station, the visitor would find the future church at the very end of the central alley that crosses the public square, the Place de la Liberté, and the Allée des Écoles separating the town hall complex, the justice of the peace and the school complex.
Each school will be expanded with a second two-story pavilion on the west side, facing the church. The boys' school will require extensive renovation before a coworking space can be installed on the ground floor. The idea first emerged in 2011. Numerous visits to other third-places helped the project mature, supported by the Aquitaine Third-Place Cooperative and regional aid (26% of the total estimated cost of the work). Benefiting from the town's fiber optic network, CoWorcenx was born, a shared workspace located in the heart of Morcenx-la-Nouvelle. It was officially inaugurated on Saturday, February 15, 2020.
A third building, parallel to the girls' school, was built in the 1920s to accommodate younger children, which had previously been provided by the girls' school. The Academy Inspectorate supported this project, promising state aid and job creation. Architect Albert Pomade submitted a project for a school designed to harmonize with the existing buildings: the town hall, the justice of the peace, and the village hall. It would become the Morcenais Media Library.